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this presidential debate about bringing u.s. troops home and out of afghanistan. >> schieffer: and in an odd kind of way, i wonder if this doesn't sort of help the president speed up that, because i think you are going to have more people like newt gingrich, for example, who say, wait, we just got to get ourselves extricated from this thing. >> i think politically it will be difficult for those republicans that argue to stay in afghanistan to make that argument given these current situations certainly. >> schieffer: i want to thank both of you this morning for bringing us some insight into this awful, awful development. i'll be back in a moment with some lighter thoughts. in a minute. [ hermann ] there's always something that's going to have to be done by a certain date. you always have homework, okay? i don't have homework today. it's what's right here is what is most important to me. it's beautiful. ♪ ♪ you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha
this presidential debate about bringing u.s. troops home and out of afghanistan. >> schieffer: and in an odd kind of way, i wonder if this doesn't sort of help the president speed up that, because i think you are going to have more people like newt gingrich, for example, who say, wait, we just got to get ourselves extricated from this thing. >> i think politically it will be difficult for those republicans that argue to stay in afghanistan to make that argument given these current...
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so a total u.s. withdrawal right now is not being con semi-plaited by the obama administration and second the taliban also had many difficulties. they're factionalized, there's the group that's based in peshawar that doesn't get along with the group that's base in quetta, the group in quetta is divided, some would like to talk with the u.s. and the afghans, others don't the relations with pakistan is quite difficult. certainly the government has difficulties, the coalition has had problems but the other side has difficulties, too. and therefore i would not be as pessimistic about the prospects assuming we do what is under consideration as has been painted by some of my other colleagues. >> rose: you do not believe this will end up as a "failed mission"? >> i do not believe that is necessarily the case. it's very contingent. it's contingent on what we do. some of the signals earlier that we perhaps will get out all together which was not the intent of the administration in my view but the communicatio
so a total u.s. withdrawal right now is not being con semi-plaited by the obama administration and second the taliban also had many difficulties. they're factionalized, there's the group that's based in peshawar that doesn't get along with the group that's base in quetta, the group in quetta is divided, some would like to talk with the u.s. and the afghans, others don't the relations with pakistan is quite difficult. certainly the government has difficulties, the coalition has had problems but...
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u.s. forces in afghanistan, general john allen. >>> and on this, the eve of crucial primaries in the deep south, mitt romney gets a big endorsement in an unlikely comedian. will that help him in two very tight races? >>> and is president obama already in trouble? a new poll shows him neck-in-neck with his top gop rivals. james carville and david are standing by. we'll talk about that. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> a new wave of fury may be about to explode in afghanistan after a u.s. soldier allegedly walked out of his base and went on a house to house shooting rampage. 16 civilians are dead, nine of them children. military authorities say the soldier acted alone and turned himself in. vowing revenge for the killings, a statement from the taliban calls u.s. forces and i'm quoting, sick-minded american savages. u.s. officials are voicing deep sorrow. >> let me say that like many americans, i was shocked and saddened by the killings of innocent afghan villagers thi
u.s. forces in afghanistan, general john allen. >>> and on this, the eve of crucial primaries in the deep south, mitt romney gets a big endorsement in an unlikely comedian. will that help him in two very tight races? >>> and is president obama already in trouble? a new poll shows him neck-in-neck with his top gop rivals. james carville and david are standing by. we'll talk about that. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> a new wave of...
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but the u.s. is not on the same page." >> we need to stick to the strategy that we've laid out for the future. the campaign, as i've pointed out before, i think, has made significant progress. >> it is an appliance in trouble. afghanistan's ambassador to the united states, eklil hakimi is next. at some pl. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 they say you have to do this, have that, invest here ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know what? ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you can't create a retirement plan based on ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 a predetermined script. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 to understand you and your goals... ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ...so together we can find real-life answers for your ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 real-life retirement. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 talk to chuck ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 and let's write a script based on your life story. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ♪ you make me happy when skies are gray ♪ [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes to make them feel better. ♪ you make me happy [ female annou
but the u.s. is not on the same page." >> we need to stick to the strategy that we've laid out for the future. the campaign, as i've pointed out before, i think, has made significant progress. >> it is an appliance in trouble. afghanistan's ambassador to the united states, eklil hakimi is next. at some pl. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 they say you have to do this, have that, invest here ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know what? ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you can't create a...
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>> u.s. presence involved in the delicate business of shifting the combat lead to the security forces. that happens by getting confident troops in, and then afghanistan taking it over. >> and mr. ambassador, quickly if you can, do you feel sorry for president karzai who has two aud audiences here. he has grieving countrymen and an ally who they blame for what has happened. >> absolutely. and i think when he talks to the victims' families, reflects their feelings and i'm sure today if you asked the same question about, do you believe that the united states and the taliban are the same two demons, he would say, no, well, of course not. when i used to have conversations with him him five, six times a week, in one hour -- >> different times, different -- got you. >> very hostile statement and i would say sometimes, president, i didn't hear that. and then hours later he would be the charming good ally that he was. in those years. >> we really thank you for your time. >>> mitt romney has twice as m
>> u.s. presence involved in the delicate business of shifting the combat lead to the security forces. that happens by getting confident troops in, and then afghanistan taking it over. >> and mr. ambassador, quickly if you can, do you feel sorry for president karzai who has two aud audiences here. he has grieving countrymen and an ally who they blame for what has happened. >> absolutely. and i think when he talks to the victims' families, reflects their feelings and i'm sure...
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usually u.s. service members are allowed to hold on to their weapons while the secretary of defense is visiting them. we don't know if this was a cultural issue because the afghan soldiers aren't allowed to hold on to their weapons during these kind of meetings, but it was something that caused a little bit of a concern. they say there wasn't a security issue, but we're still not clear on that. and another update, we have heard from an afghan official who told nbc news that a surveillance blimp in kandahar province on sunday has footage of this u.s. service member coming back to the base and surrendering in the middle of the night. they showed -- the u.s. military showed this footage to the afghan officials to try to prove to the afghan government that it was only one u.s. service member involved in sunday's killings because right now afghan government officials are still questioning whether it was more or more than one shooter involved in killing those 16 civilians that included nine children. ch
usually u.s. service members are allowed to hold on to their weapons while the secretary of defense is visiting them. we don't know if this was a cultural issue because the afghan soldiers aren't allowed to hold on to their weapons during these kind of meetings, but it was something that caused a little bit of a concern. they say there wasn't a security issue, but we're still not clear on that. and another update, we have heard from an afghan official who told nbc news that a surveillance blimp...
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u.s. soldier. president is rejecting comparisons, alliance in the vietnam war which in dozens perhaps hundreders of villagers were killed by an army unit. he told a television station it appears to be the work of lone gunman. afghans are calling for exit, prosecution and revenge. we have reaction from the pentagon. >> this was a terrible, awful, i can't even imagine the impact on the families who who were subject to the attack. >> strategic objects will not change and have not changed. >> we're confident this is one individual acting alone. >> individual of 38-year-old u.s. army staff sergeant left his outpost around 3:00 a.m. and walked a mile and began hunting women and children in two neighboring towns killing 16 afghans, nine children. the youngest two years old. he then burned their bodies. the alleged shooter is mire rayed and has two children himself. served three times in iraq and deployed to afghanistan for the first time in september. member of the stryker brigade from washington
u.s. soldier. president is rejecting comparisons, alliance in the vietnam war which in dozens perhaps hundreders of villagers were killed by an army unit. he told a television station it appears to be the work of lone gunman. afghans are calling for exit, prosecution and revenge. we have reaction from the pentagon. >> this was a terrible, awful, i can't even imagine the impact on the families who who were subject to the attack. >> strategic objects will not change and have not...
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citizens inside the u.s. both times mueller deflected to holder. >> bret: okay. >> thank you. >> bret: thank you. we'll get that right. six british soldiers were killed tuesday night in southwestern afghanistan. explosion hit their armored vehicle while on patrol in helmand province. the biggest loss of forces in afghanistan since 2006. al-qaeda is claiming responsibility for attack on a military base in yemen that left almost 200 soldiers dead. the group says the weekend assault was in retaliation for government operation against it. for the second day in a row, top american officials are pushing back against demands for u.s. military involvement in syria. tuesday, was the president. today, the nation's top defense chiefs, the national security correspondent jennifer griffin reports on the pressure to do something. >> for the first time since basirian military crushed the opposition in homs, humanitarian aid groups were allowed in to see the devastation. in washington, republicans like senator john mccain co
citizens inside the u.s. both times mueller deflected to holder. >> bret: okay. >> thank you. >> bret: thank you. we'll get that right. six british soldiers were killed tuesday night in southwestern afghanistan. explosion hit their armored vehicle while on patrol in helmand province. the biggest loss of forces in afghanistan since 2006. al-qaeda is claiming responsibility for attack on a military base in yemen that left almost 200 soldiers dead. the group says the weekend...
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we're in conversation about the future and the role of u.s. u.s. forces today and isap forces over the long term and nato forces over its long term so we're in constant conversation. >> rose: the use of forces at night. where does that stand? >> we're in the process now of beginning negotiations with the government for a memorandum of understanding which would update ultimately shape night operations in afghanistan. >> rose: but you have said, as far as i understand, you don't think that you can accomplish your mission would you tell us having that option. >> it's essential, i believe, to the counter-insurgency campaign. >> rose: to be able to do what you have to do at night in terms of tracing down people that you think are essential to either kill or capture. >> that's correct. >> rose: and you can't accomplish a mission without being able to do that. >> as i said, it's very important to the campaign. it's essential to the campaign. >> rose: do you understand how afghans feel when their homes are invaded at night? >> we do understand that. in fac
we're in conversation about the future and the role of u.s. u.s. forces today and isap forces over the long term and nato forces over its long term so we're in constant conversation. >> rose: the use of forces at night. where does that stand? >> we're in the process now of beginning negotiations with the government for a memorandum of understanding which would update ultimately shape night operations in afghanistan. >> rose: but you have said, as far as i understand, you don't...
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the retired u.s. autoworker was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of assisting in mass murder at a death camp in poland. but he was released pending his appeal. >>> 911 calls are being released in the shooting of an unarmed florida teenager. he was shot and killed last month allegedly by a neighborhood watch captain in a gated community. here's a conversation between the alleged shooter and the 911 operator shortly before that shooting occurred. >> something is wrong with him. yep. he's coming to check me out. he's got something in his hand. i don't know what it is. >> you are following him? >> yeah. >> okay. we don't need you to do that. >> a short time later, calls started pouring in from neighbors who say they heard a fight and then someone screaming and then this. >> do you need help? >> yes. >> there are gun shots. >> you just heard gun shots? >> yes. >> how many? >> just one. >> trevon martin's parents are outraged that george zimmerman has not been arrested and they fee
the retired u.s. autoworker was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of assisting in mass murder at a death camp in poland. but he was released pending his appeal. >>> 911 calls are being released in the shooting of an unarmed florida teenager. he was shot and killed last month allegedly by a neighborhood watch captain in a gated community. here's a conversation between the alleged shooter and the 911 operator shortly before that shooting occurred. >>...
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u.s. treasury debt rose to a record high in january. china boosted its holdings by 7 tenths of a percentage point. japan, the second largest buyer, went up 2%. international monetary fund has approved 36 1/2 billion dollars in bailout money for greece. it granted the immediate release of about $2 billion. also today the standard and poors ratings agency said greece's new bonds are still vulnerable to a default. federal authorities are warning of the possibility of violent attacks here at home in response to the killings of afghan civilians blamed on an american soldier. there was more backlash today in afghanistan. chief washington correspondent james rosen explains. >> defense secretary leon panetta left afghanistan after 28 hours on the ground there in which he fended off a demand by karzai for u.s. and nato forces to withdraw from villages and rural areas and stay on their bases. u.s. officials both in the region and in washington, down played the demand and made clear that panetta's pr
u.s. treasury debt rose to a record high in january. china boosted its holdings by 7 tenths of a percentage point. japan, the second largest buyer, went up 2%. international monetary fund has approved 36 1/2 billion dollars in bailout money for greece. it granted the immediate release of about $2 billion. also today the standard and poors ratings agency said greece's new bonds are still vulnerable to a default. federal authorities are warning of the possibility of violent attacks here at home...
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the u.s. senior administration officials here at the white house are the first to say and they say it frequently that prices here in the u.s. are pump are high because of global oil supply, but today they refused to predict how taking so much more oil off the market would affect prices at the pump here in the u.s., wolf. >> the 12 countries would suffer if they don't stop purchasing oil from iran include some major u.s. trading partners. tell us who is on that list. >> reporter: among the countries on that list are some european countries and china at this point. china, india, and south korea, but i should point out, wolf, that in total there are 23 countries that take oil from iran and 11 countries are exempt for now. those 11 are exempt because they take so much oil from iran that the u.s. has said they need to wean themselves gradually and they are starting. they're making such good progress toward weaning themselves that they have another 180 days to make further progress along those lines
the u.s. senior administration officials here at the white house are the first to say and they say it frequently that prices here in the u.s. are pump are high because of global oil supply, but today they refused to predict how taking so much more oil off the market would affect prices at the pump here in the u.s., wolf. >> the 12 countries would suffer if they don't stop purchasing oil from iran include some major u.s. trading partners. tell us who is on that list. >> reporter:...
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with the u.s./israeli relationship under strain by iran's nuclear ambitions and republic republicans accusing the president of being weak-kneed on the issue. what kind of reception might the president get? purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] from neutrogena® naturals. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were and what we could do. we changed our plan and did something about our economy. now we know where to go for help if things change again. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get free one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. i like yoplait. it is yoplait. but you said it was greek. mmhmm. so is it greek or is it yoplait? exactly. okay... [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so
with the u.s./israeli relationship under strain by iran's nuclear ambitions and republic republicans accusing the president of being weak-kneed on the issue. what kind of reception might the president get? purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] from neutrogena® naturals. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with...
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senior u.s. officials flat out admit the point of the speech understood in apec in part was to reassure netanyahu about the president's seriousness of purpose. >> iran's leaders should have no doubt about the resolve of the united states. as they should not doubt the sovereign right to make their own decisions. >> reporter: the last part was jumped on by netanyahu saying israel should be the master of its own fight. all but suggesting he has unilateral green light for launch. >> israel has the right, sovereign right to make its own decisions. >> reporter: the senior u.s. officials insist all the president was saying is he respect's israel right to make its own decision. the white house believes it would take iran up to a year to build a nuclear weapon. providing a win deof time for sanctions to work. >> both the prime minister and i prefer to resolve this diplomatically. >> there was daylight between them. netanyahu never said he preferred the diplomatic rout route. the president looked uncomfort
senior u.s. officials flat out admit the point of the speech understood in apec in part was to reassure netanyahu about the president's seriousness of purpose. >> iran's leaders should have no doubt about the resolve of the united states. as they should not doubt the sovereign right to make their own decisions. >> reporter: the last part was jumped on by netanyahu saying israel should be the master of its own fight. all but suggesting he has unilateral green light for launch....
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. >> the u.s. position is that we can wait longer and the u.s. has more capability and we will know when the break-out is about to happen, which we didn't know in pakistan or north korea. and israel thinks, it would be great, but we are israel and we are here and this regime is committed to destroying us and we can't live with this. >> chris: kim, it seems to me that the biggest risk is that obama and netanyahu come out with daylight and distance that emboldens iran to go further. >> the real problem is that the president special his administration have spent the last couple of months undermining israel, put them in a greater position now because if the president's going to come out and he seems to have taken a more forward position and sounded more hawkish. but if the belief is that he is saying that so he can rein in israel, not because he actually means it. first, people are going to understand that are the iranians and the israelis and the iranians will be emboldened to continue with impunity.
. >> the u.s. position is that we can wait longer and the u.s. has more capability and we will know when the break-out is about to happen, which we didn't know in pakistan or north korea. and israel thinks, it would be great, but we are israel and we are here and this regime is committed to destroying us and we can't live with this. >> chris: kim, it seems to me that the biggest risk is that obama and netanyahu come out with daylight and distance that emboldens iran to go further....
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between u.s. forces and afghan forces. >> there have been occasions where elements within the afghan national army or at the ministry of interior recently have turned on our forces. every one of those is a tragedy and none should be minimized. i think what we have done in cooperation with our afghan partners is to take a series of assertive steps. to reduce the possibility of this to the maximum extent we can. >> bret: what about this and the way forward in afghanistan? steve hayes for "weekly standard." mara liasson national political correspondent of national public radio. syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. charles? >> well, the president apology, look, i understand the reason he did it. i'm sure he is sincere. but i think he is simply wrong. wrong for the same reason he was wrong at the beginning of the administration. apologized for everything. including for example, apologizing to iran for what happened in the first year of eisenhower administration. thinking it would calm things down
between u.s. forces and afghan forces. >> there have been occasions where elements within the afghan national army or at the ministry of interior recently have turned on our forces. every one of those is a tragedy and none should be minimized. i think what we have done in cooperation with our afghan partners is to take a series of assertive steps. to reduce the possibility of this to the maximum extent we can. >> bret: what about this and the way forward in afghanistan? steve hayes...
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while u.s. officials say north korea insisted the food aid be included one of many questions hanging over the field. including will the six party talk get resumed to find out whether or not the nuclear program will really get this handled. >> bret: thank you. stocks took a tumble today. the dow lost 53. the s&p 500 fell 6-1/2. the nasdaq dropped 20. gasoline went up a penny-and-a-half overnight. the national average is now $3.73 a gallon. coin settled over $107 a barrel. gasoline prices aren't the only thing going up in washington. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. >> leading republicans continueed their blitz, blaming president obama's policy for the soaring prices at the pump. >> they seem determined to undertake policies that will drive up the cost of oil. and gasoline. because of their hope we will somehow live a world where only win turbine and solar panels are necessary. >> yesterday the energy secretary was on the hot seat when mississippi congressman asked if the department
while u.s. officials say north korea insisted the food aid be included one of many questions hanging over the field. including will the six party talk get resumed to find out whether or not the nuclear program will really get this handled. >> bret: thank you. stocks took a tumble today. the dow lost 53. the s&p 500 fell 6-1/2. the nasdaq dropped 20. gasoline went up a penny-and-a-half overnight. the national average is now $3.73 a gallon. coin settled over $107 a barrel. gasoline...
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no, i mean, the u.s. came in with all sorts of promises to rebuild the country, and what the afghans saw was after two, three years, the u.s. took all their money and troops went & went off to iraq to fight another war and afghanistan was left hanging. obama came in and announced a surge. this surge should have happened perhaps two, three years earlier. and the surge was not just more troops. it was also civilian experts would come in and help the economy and do the kind of nation building, which is an off word in washingtonue can't use the word "nation building." but essentially that's what it was. but today, 10 years on, this war has been going on, what worries me most of all in afghanistan is there is no indigenous economy. the americans have not been able to build a local economy. all these afghans are working for the troops. now, what happens when the troops leave? you lose your job? and what do you do then? there's nothing to do. >> jon: the hope is you're afghanistan, someone else will invade you,
no, i mean, the u.s. came in with all sorts of promises to rebuild the country, and what the afghans saw was after two, three years, the u.s. took all their money and troops went & went off to iraq to fight another war and afghanistan was left hanging. obama came in and announced a surge. this surge should have happened perhaps two, three years earlier. and the surge was not just more troops. it was also civilian experts would come in and help the economy and do the kind of nation building,...
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. >> is that true in the u.s.? >> yes. >> we try to instill rules from preventing one single person from getting to the material. no security system is perfect. it's important to get rid of the material in the long run and not just protect it in place. >> protecting it in place. in this case means protecting it in mexico, which is not exactly war torn somalia but they do have their share of hurly burly like the drug cartel tied to the industry of smuggling into the united states of america. i asked the united states ambassador to mexico if that is part of the reason to breathe easier about mexico cleaning out of its nuclear material. >> all americans think about the situation. they worry about organized crime. people are experts on the subjects don't seem toll be worried that the cartel is trying to get their hands on this what do you think the risks are and the benefits to the united states being wrong? >> it wasn't a worry that the stuff in mexico, h.e.u. would fall into that hands. take this dangerous stuff and
. >> is that true in the u.s.? >> yes. >> we try to instill rules from preventing one single person from getting to the material. no security system is perfect. it's important to get rid of the material in the long run and not just protect it in place. >> protecting it in place. in this case means protecting it in mexico, which is not exactly war torn somalia but they do have their share of hurly burly like the drug cartel tied to the industry of smuggling into the...
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the u.s. military. but hamid karzai is demanding answers from the u.s. government saying, "this is an assassination, an intentional killing of innocent civilians and cannot be forgiven." we're going to talk to our panel and start with nbc chief pentagon correspondent. but also the implications on our missions there in light of all of the aftermath since the koran burnings. >> well, mika, this was a 38-year-old staff sergeant out of ft. lewis in washington. who was on his first deployment to afghanistan. already had served three tours in iraq. when according to u.s. military officials, he walked off his base in kandahar at about 3:00 in the morning, walked about a mile to a nearby village and allegedly walked into as many as three separate homes and killed afghan civilians as they slept. the death toll according to afghanistan officials is 16 dead including nine children, three women, and at least four men. those five that were wounded are being treated at a u.s. military facility there in kand
the u.s. military. but hamid karzai is demanding answers from the u.s. government saying, "this is an assassination, an intentional killing of innocent civilians and cannot be forgiven." we're going to talk to our panel and start with nbc chief pentagon correspondent. but also the implications on our missions there in light of all of the aftermath since the koran burnings. >> well, mika, this was a 38-year-old staff sergeant out of ft. lewis in washington. who was on his first...
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one is, we know if the u.s. economy doesn't grow above some trendç level, that the economy will not be able to be as productive as we need, be as conducive to job creation, and drive the kind of economic opportunity that we think of in some sense as distinctly american. so we know that. i think the real issue about what mix is of tax and spending are in order are really a function of credibility. and i think what our political class needs to do is to put some points on the board sooner than later. >> rose: this notion of the federal, the federal reserve decisions has made about monetary policy, and including the more recent decisions to keep interest rates low, is that the right choice? >> so i have been gone now for ten months, so i have not, i am not privy to the great knowledge they have have in that room, i can tell you what my biases are. when you are in the middle of a great panic, you need to break the glass. >> rose: right. >> perhaps throw tout textbook and to be aggressive, to meet that moment. in my
one is, we know if the u.s. economy doesn't grow above some trendç level, that the economy will not be able to be as productive as we need, be as conducive to job creation, and drive the kind of economic opportunity that we think of in some sense as distinctly american. so we know that. i think the real issue about what mix is of tax and spending are in order are really a function of credibility. and i think what our political class needs to do is to put some points on the board sooner than...
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the impact of the u.s. labor laws. disadvantage u.s. carriers relative to international carriers, particularly asian and mid east, middle eastern carriers. so the fact of the matter is if we want employment, here jobs jobs jobs jobs. as a matter of policy, why is it that we allow u.s. flag carriers to send their airplanes abroad for maintenance, why don't we simply say if you're a u.s. flag carrier serving the -- headquartered in the united states you must maintain your airplanes here. that cost us something between 50 and 100,000, $75,000 a year blue collar jobs. >> interestingly enough american airlines had pride them sestled until november all their maintenance in house in tulsa, oklahoma. they're filing right now. you know what's going to happen. >> they can't do it any anymore so they're second it over seas as their competitors have. there is no reason for it. there's no rationale for sending airlines abroad other than lower costs and that's not a satisfactory reason. >> that's another thing we have talked about and that's oversiev
the impact of the u.s. labor laws. disadvantage u.s. carriers relative to international carriers, particularly asian and mid east, middle eastern carriers. so the fact of the matter is if we want employment, here jobs jobs jobs jobs. as a matter of policy, why is it that we allow u.s. flag carriers to send their airplanes abroad for maintenance, why don't we simply say if you're a u.s. flag carrier serving the -- headquartered in the united states you must maintain your airplanes here. that...
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fareed, i think the u.s.-israeli relation, the complex strategic allies between these countries and especially when it comes to the iranian issue are a central factor in the israeli decision making process, and as you said, the coming u.s. election is also a factor. you can look at one side guaranteed u.s. support, and you can look from the other, because the president, maybe the next president, president obama, has asked israel, requested, not to strike in iran, and, therefore, an israeli strike before the election, a strike that can complex things for president obama, might be interpreted by president obama as sort of a defiance to his request. therefore, you can look at it from both sides. however, at the end of the day the minister of defense, barack, told me, and he is writing the israeli doctrine when it comes to possible israeli strike with iran. he said all options are on the table, indeed, he says, but from our point of view there is one option that is not on the table. this is the c option, containm
fareed, i think the u.s.-israeli relation, the complex strategic allies between these countries and especially when it comes to the iranian issue are a central factor in the israeli decision making process, and as you said, the coming u.s. election is also a factor. you can look at one side guaranteed u.s. support, and you can look from the other, because the president, maybe the next president, president obama, has asked israel, requested, not to strike in iran, and, therefore, an israeli...
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the u.s. army staff sergeant accused of killing afghan civilians in cold blood is due to meet face to face with his lawyer. robert bales has yet to face formal charges but eight days after the massacre that could change the course of the afghan war, he's in military custody at ft. leavenworth, kansas. seattle based attorney john henry browne says you couldn't imagine a more difficult case. afghans want him tried in their country but the ambassador to the u.s. says his government trusts the american investigation. >>> and the world's most valuable public corporation now wants to share its wealth. some of it anyway. apple just announced a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share beginning sometime this summer. it also plans to buy back $10 billion worth of shares over the next three years. together those -- that outlay rather costs 45 billion or as apple might think of it pretty much lunch money. the maker of iphone, ipads and imacs has more than $97 billion cash on hand. >>> the land of lincoln is t
the u.s. army staff sergeant accused of killing afghan civilians in cold blood is due to meet face to face with his lawyer. robert bales has yet to face formal charges but eight days after the massacre that could change the course of the afghan war, he's in military custody at ft. leavenworth, kansas. seattle based attorney john henry browne says you couldn't imagine a more difficult case. afghans want him tried in their country but the ambassador to the u.s. says his government trusts the...
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this is the backbone of the u.s. foreign policy. but it turns out that is a tricky point to make when you've got these little faces staring at you. >> can you please stop looking at me. i can't-- i can't think. that's better. that's actually better. yeah, that is better. unfortunately, on one hand, you are the victims of that situation. positive side, we're sending a message and that message is you are going to have to cover your eyes because it is-- oh, god. finally, they were starting to understand. we should all feel good about what we're doing, america. we're the good guys. >> this is exactly the kind of thing that has to stop. >> because we just are. >> stop it. >> jon: john olver, ladies an gentlemen. (cheers and applause) >> jon: unbelievable. so i mean, as you watch this, it seems like the real loser is the united states. >> well, and obviously palestine. >> jon: right. and of course africa, and children. >> children too, and of course all the other nations that unesco does work in which is basically everywhere. >> jon: so i
this is the backbone of the u.s. foreign policy. but it turns out that is a tricky point to make when you've got these little faces staring at you. >> can you please stop looking at me. i can't-- i can't think. that's better. that's actually better. yeah, that is better. unfortunately, on one hand, you are the victims of that situation. positive side, we're sending a message and that message is you are going to have to cover your eyes because it is-- oh, god. finally, they were starting...
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the u.s. soldier who is a kutsed of slaughtering 16 people is moved from the country. >>> the washington monument is sinking. it's sunk a fraction of an inch since the quake hit last august. >>> today the circus ends and the prison sentence begins. former governor rob blagojevich has left illinois and might not be back for quite some time. he's on his way right now to a federal prison in colorado to start his 14-year sentence. he was convicted last summer of corruption. zoraida zsambolin is with us. >> my pleasure. >> zoraida, his going away thing was kind of like he was a rock star rather than a corrupt politician. why is that? >> as i was watching it this morning, i thought the exact same thing. this guy still does what he does best, right? he has this rock star status in the state of illinois. he was the golden boy of illinois politics for a very long time, and he has a way of connecting with people that i have never seen before. this is a man that if he meets you once, he makes eye contact
the u.s. soldier who is a kutsed of slaughtering 16 people is moved from the country. >>> the washington monument is sinking. it's sunk a fraction of an inch since the quake hit last august. >>> today the circus ends and the prison sentence begins. former governor rob blagojevich has left illinois and might not be back for quite some time. he's on his way right now to a federal prison in colorado to start his 14-year sentence. he was convicted last summer of corruption....
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near the u.s. capitol building. on monday, the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments about whether the health care reform act is constitutional. demonstrators including former presidentialened r candidate herman cain insistent the act is illegal and say it infringes on their freedom. >> freedom to choose our own doctors. freedom to choose our own health providers. freedom to choose our own treatment. freedom to choose our own health insurance plan. this isn't just about repeal of obama care, which it is. but this is about getting our freedom back to just be free to make our own decisions with our lives. >> so monday the u.s. supreme court will begin hearing arguments on the health care overhaul. kate bolduan has a look how the case may unfold. . . >> reporter: march 23, 2010, president obama signs into law the signature achievement of his presidency. the affordable care act. the landmark and controversial health care overhaul. >> after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america
near the u.s. capitol building. on monday, the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments about whether the health care reform act is constitutional. demonstrators including former presidentialened r candidate herman cain insistent the act is illegal and say it infringes on their freedom. >> freedom to choose our own doctors. freedom to choose our own health providers. freedom to choose our own treatment. freedom to choose our own health insurance plan. this isn't just about repeal of obama...
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the people of the u.s. military is arming and training turning around and using that training and those arms to kill the americans who are their supposed allies. marine general john allen, the top commander in afghanistan, told reporters this week that u.s. troops have become appointing what amount to guardian angels at bases they share with afghan forces, so no one crosses over to the american side of these bases and tries to attack them at night as they sleep in their bunks. >> we have taken steps necessary on our side to protect ourselves with respect to, in fact, sleeping arrangements. internal defenses associated with those small bases in which we reporter, the posture of our forces to have someone always over, watching our forces. >> america's top brass in afghanistan saying, essentially, u.s. troops need to sleep with one eye open on their own bases. it's hard to come home from war. it is harder, still, to still be serving in war. we've got more news tonight on just how hard it is to still be serving
the people of the u.s. military is arming and training turning around and using that training and those arms to kill the americans who are their supposed allies. marine general john allen, the top commander in afghanistan, told reporters this week that u.s. troops have become appointing what amount to guardian angels at bases they share with afghan forces, so no one crosses over to the american side of these bases and tries to attack them at night as they sleep in their bunks. >> we have...
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but if u.s. forces are now permanently restricted to four on rating bases, this is a completely different mission than what we signed up for and we have to get out of there and leave behind what we have to leave behind. you can still make some goodness out of this. its has to be done aggressively. i can promise you that's what's happening right now. >> i want to ask you about the incident itself. obviously we don't know what happened here yet, but what's your take on it, given your experience in the battle field. what do you think might have happened here? >> randi, it's real tragic that's occurred. now he's a known commodity. he has a face, he has name, and he also has a record. his record, quite frankly, in uniform is exemplary. is he a man without flaws? absolutely not. he's had some challenges. this is man who stepped up post 9/11 and stepped up and done well multiple times. so he's given at the office. now he's deployed to afghanistan. something went terribly wrong. his internal gyroscope we
but if u.s. forces are now permanently restricted to four on rating bases, this is a completely different mission than what we signed up for and we have to get out of there and leave behind what we have to leave behind. you can still make some goodness out of this. its has to be done aggressively. i can promise you that's what's happening right now. >> i want to ask you about the incident itself. obviously we don't know what happened here yet, but what's your take on it, given your...
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the u.s. averages as a per dent -- let me go here first -- the u.s. averages as a cost per person on health care twice what the average is, or more of other countries. less -- i mean 3,000 dollars around is what other advanced nations pay. and we have $7,500 per person. and if you look back at the share of gdp in the u.s. we spend 16% of your gross domestic product on healthcare and the other advanced countries, they average about 9%. in america, 50 million people -- in america 50 million people are uninsured. in other countries, everybody is covered. our outcomes? we are last of 19 advanced nations in preventable mortality. we have the most obese nation on the planet by far. now republicans are always saying that we should run government like a business. well, businesses use data to evaluate their strategies and their competitors, and any ceo who looks at the data of the u.s. health system and sees that we pay twice as much as our economic competitors, we get half of the care in terms of the number of people who are covered, and we have lousy outcome
the u.s. averages as a per dent -- let me go here first -- the u.s. averages as a cost per person on health care twice what the average is, or more of other countries. less -- i mean 3,000 dollars around is what other advanced nations pay. and we have $7,500 per person. and if you look back at the share of gdp in the u.s. we spend 16% of your gross domestic product on healthcare and the other advanced countries, they average about 9%. in america, 50 million people -- in america 50 million...
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in recent days six u.s. servicemen killed by our afghan partners and the reaction from some leading republicans and conservatives has been striking. >> there is some problems that you have to deal with and say, you know, you are going to have to figure out how to live your own miserable life. >> it has gotten to the point where w why are we with the place over there. >> senator graham, are newt gingrich and rush limbaugh wrong? >> he know why we are there. general allen will be here in two weeks to tell the congress why we are there. there are 30 million afghans it breaks your heart when six soldiers are killed for an inadvertent burning of a religious document. they left their homes and their families to help the afghans. we do have strong allies afghanistan so don't let this snapshot ruin the strategic performance. if we leave and it falls back in the taliban hands and al-qaeda reemerges we will pay a heavy price. h history will not judge us by what we left or the day we left behind. the key to this is the
in recent days six u.s. servicemen killed by our afghan partners and the reaction from some leading republicans and conservatives has been striking. >> there is some problems that you have to deal with and say, you know, you are going to have to figure out how to live your own miserable life. >> it has gotten to the point where w why are we with the place over there. >> senator graham, are newt gingrich and rush limbaugh wrong? >> he know why we are there. general allen...
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the u.s. army soldier accused of going on a deadly house-to-house shooting rampage in afghanistan. afghans are outraged, so is president obama. and many now worry about retaliation. here at home, a better jobs picture and improving economy. now what for gop rhetoric on the campaign trail? >>> and the people juggernaut film "kony 2012" join me. that and more ahead in the next two hours here on cnn. >>> i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us. we'll begin with the alleged murder of 16 afghan civilians by a u.s. soldier accused of acting as a one-man death squad. afghan officials say the shooting spree took place in two villages in kandahar province in the district known as the birth place of the taliban. sara sidner joined us with the latest on this story. sara, what do we know right now? >> reporter: president hamid karzai has released a statement saying 16 people have been dialed including 9 children, 3 women, and 4 afghan men. he's called this a deplorable 5k9 saying it's an act of terrorism
the u.s. army soldier accused of going on a deadly house-to-house shooting rampage in afghanistan. afghans are outraged, so is president obama. and many now worry about retaliation. here at home, a better jobs picture and improving economy. now what for gop rhetoric on the campaign trail? >>> and the people juggernaut film "kony 2012" join me. that and more ahead in the next two hours here on cnn. >>> i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us. we'll begin with the...
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those u.s. service members working as advisors to afghan government ministries have been told to move their desks so their backs are not facing any doorways. 16 nato troops have been killed by the afghan partners since the beginning of the year. about 20% of coalition deaths. lieutenant colonel robert muchachi is one example. he was shot execution style with a bullet to the back of the head. seated at his desk in the interior ministry shortly after the quran burnings. general allen's new security measures raise some eyebrows. >> i think it's all very unfortunate. i think that it obviously is a division of manpower and woman power from other responsibilities. >> there are 9,000 of us. 140,000 coalition forces. we couldn't stay there one week if we were not appreciated by most people. overwhelming majority. because there are 35 million of us. >> general john allen authorized u.s. troops serving as advisors to carry weapons in to the government ministries where the afghan need to require that they
those u.s. service members working as advisors to afghan government ministries have been told to move their desks so their backs are not facing any doorways. 16 nato troops have been killed by the afghan partners since the beginning of the year. about 20% of coalition deaths. lieutenant colonel robert muchachi is one example. he was shot execution style with a bullet to the back of the head. seated at his desk in the interior ministry shortly after the quran burnings. general allen's new...